5 FiveLetterWords
Accepted guess Not a possible answer C tier opener

USURE

USURE is accepted as a guess but is not on the solver's possible-answer list.

As an opener, it rules out about 92.2% of possible answers.

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Meaning and pronunciation

Verb

To cause to degenerate through usage.

Noun

The process by which a metaphor inexorably loses its freshness, power, and imagery through overuse.

Noun

An instance of degredation due to use; A sign of wear and tear.

Verb

To commit usury.

Source: Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0. Corrections.

Wordle status

A word can be a playable guess without being a possible answer.

Playable guess

Yes

Included in the Wordle guess list used by our tools.

Possible answer

No

The solver does not currently treat this as a possible answer.

Past Wordle answer

Not used yet

No past answer date found.

The possible-answer list is the solver's current list and may change when Wordle adds new answers.

How USURE performs as a guess

Wordle accepts USURE as a guess, but the solver does not list it as a possible answer.

Played as an opener, it lands at least one colored tile in 82.0% of games, misses completely in 18.0%, and leaves about 183 possible answers on average.

In the previous complete v5 benchmark, it ranks #12,753 of 14,855 openers, averaging 3.83 guesses in games solved within six turns.

Try your feedback pattern

Tap the tiles to match your feedback, then see the ranked follow-up guesses.

All gray? Tap a tile to cycle gray → yellow → green.

Useful pattern pages

If you only know part of the word, start with one of these matching patterns.

U___E U in the 1st position and E in the 5th position U__R_ U in the 1st position and R in the 4th position _S__E S in the 2nd position and E in the 5th position

Try next

TALON LEANT TRAIN SLANT AIDER ALINE
Words starting with U Words ending with E

First-turn measures

4.39 Entropy (bits)
183 Avg remaining
0.0% Exact match
92.2% Avg ruled out
Higher first-turn entropy than about 44% of evaluated openers
1.56 bits below the highest measured first-turn entropy (~5.95 bits)

As an opener: v5 benchmark

How USURE performed in the previous complete opener benchmark, against its captured answer snapshot. These research figures are separate from today's solver recommendations. See the data page for the method.

3.83 Avg guesses
99.8% Win rate
0.75 Volatility
#12,753 v5 opener rank
In the complete v5 snapshot, USURE ranks #12,753 of 14,855 openers by average guesses in games solved within six.
1 guess
0
2 guesses
48
3 guesses
695
4 guesses
1,250
5 guesses
314
6 guesses
43
Top-ranked in the current bounded policy screen: SLANT. The policy minimizes misses within six first, then average guesses among wins (3.45 for the leader). Compare the ranking measures

Composition

4/5 unique
3 vowels
Common:
ERSU

Feedback chances

Any hit (G/Y)
82%
Green tile
30%
All gray
18%

Feedback distribution

69 possible patterns. Top outcomes:

425
251
215
200
196
142
99
87
73
65
55
47
44
35
35
34
32
31
27
24
17
16
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
8

Quick reference

Largest feedback groups after playing USURE:

18% chance
Suggested:
TALON
11% chance
Suggested:
LEANT
9% chance
Suggested:
TRAIN

Follow-ups for common patterns

Ranked follow-up guesses for the 10 most common feedback patterns.

18.0% →
TALON 5.84 bits
10.6% →
LEANT 5.27 bits
9.1% →
TRAIN 5.09 bits
8.5% →
SLANT 5.23 bits
8.3% →
AIDER 4.02 bits
6.0% →
ALINE 4.62 bits
4.2% →
COALY 4.17 bits
3.7% →
SLANT 4.37 bits
3.1% →
COATE 3.79 bits
2.8% →
SLEET 4.64 bits

Letter-value totals

Base letter-value totals for USURE; these do not show whether either game accepts the word.

Scrabble

U1S1U1R1E1
Total: 5 points

Words With Friends

Total: 7 points

Scores shown are base values without double/triple letter or word bonuses.